Which month in the lunar calendar is Senior Citizens’ Day? What are the customs of Senior Citizens’ Day?

Which month in the lunar calendar is Senior Citizens’ Day? What are the customs of Senior Citizens’ Day?
Nowadays, the Double Ninth Festival is more commonly known as the Senior Citizens’ Day. So which month and day of the lunar calendar is the Senior Citizens’ Day? What are the customs of Senior Citizens’ Day? Let’s take a look at the following content!

Which month in the lunar calendar is Senior Citizens’ Day?

The Double Ninth Festival on September 9, 2021 is on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar, the day of Yiwei in the month of Wuxu in the year of Xinchou [Year of the Ox].
On the Double Ninth Festival, people have the customs of climbing high places to see far into the distance, appreciating chrysanthemums, inserting dogwood, and eating Double Ninth Cake. Now the Double Ninth Festival is also the Elderly Day.
When is the Double Ninth Festival every year?
The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar every year. The Double Ninth Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the autumn harvest sacrifices in ancient times. The number "nine" is a yang number in the "Book of Changes". The two yang numbers "nine nines" are repeated, so it is called "Double Ninth Festival"; because both the day and the month are nine, it is also called "Double Ninth Festival". The ninth day of the ninth month represents the return to the true nature and the beginning of a new year. The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day. In ancient times, people had the customs of climbing high places to pray for blessings, going on autumn outings to appreciate chrysanthemums, wearing dogwood, worshiping gods and ancestors, and having banquets to pray for longevity on the Double Ninth Festival. It has been passed down to this day, and the meaning of respecting the elderly has been added. On the Double Ninth Festival, people enjoy banquets and celebrations to express gratitude and respect the elderly. Climbing high to enjoy the autumn scenery and expressing gratitude and respecting the elderly are the two important themes of the Double Ninth Festival activities today.

Double Ninth Festival Blessings:

1. Time flies, and before we know it, another Double Ninth Festival is here. The Double Ninth Festival represents eternity and also represents respect for the elderly.
2. Weather forecast: With the arrival of the Double Ninth Festival, there will be a strong wind blowing up high places. It is best to wear dogwood to avoid the accompanying light rain. Friends who have drunk chrysanthemum wine, if you cannot see the surroundings clearly, do not think that fog is coming, and pay more attention to weather changes.
3. The Double Ninth Festival is here. Let’s go out together, climb high and look far. Go out in groups of three or five. Go out with joy and blessings. Friends’ greetings are with you. Happy Double Ninth Festival!
4. The Double Ninth Festival is coming, the weather is cold and the eyes are squinting. I am seriously reminding you to put on more clothes. I don’t mean it! Don’t worry about it. If you are healthy, your life will be comfortable!
5. In the golden autumn, the sweet osmanthus is fragrant. Drink chrysanthemum wine and pray for your health! Eat flower cakes, chrysanthemum cakes, and five-color cakes to pray for your longevity. I wish you a better life and a more successful career!
6. May the blessings be passed on to you, and may your family, friendship, and love be connected to you. May you miss me, and never forget me. May your career, wealth, and good fortune be prosperous. I sincerely wish you a happy and joyful Double Ninth Festival.
7. The trees on the horizon are like shepherd's purse, and the island by the river is like the moon. When will you bring the wine? Let’s get drunk together on the Double Ninth Festival. I want to spend the Double Ninth Festival with you. I have prepared chrysanthemum wine cakes and am waiting for you to come.

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